gawkiness
Lanky, uncoordinated bearing
Gawkiness is awkward, ungainly movement or bearing—the quality of being clumsy and lanky.
It typically describes adolescents whose bodies have grown faster than their coordination: He never outgrew the gawkiness of his teenage years.
The word suggests limbs that seem too long and joints that don't quite cooperate.
Awkwardly tall and thin
- lankyTall and ungainly thin
- lumberingMoving heavily and awkwardly
- ungainlyLacking ease of movement
- uncoordinatedLacking physical grace
stiff · angular · spindly · beanpole · knobby-kneed · stretched · leggy · towering
Handle with clumsy fingers
- stumbleLose footing momentarily
- tripPlanned travel somewhere
- bumblingClumsily incompetent
- blunderFoolish, costly mistake
clutz · klutz · oafish · flounder · slip · botch · mishandle · bungle
Sexual development stage
- teenagerPerson aged thirteen-nineteen
- bracesDental alignment devices
- acneInflamed skin condition
- coming-of-ageYouth becoming adulthood
Uncomfortably aware of oneself
- embarrassmentSelf-conscious unease
- uncomfortableCausing unease or distress
- shynessTendency toward social timidity
- timidityFearful lack of courage
unease · discomfiture · gauche · tactless · blush · cringe · flustered · tongue-tied
Inexperienced simplicity
- callownessInexperience from youth
- greennessState of being verdant
- amateurishnessLack of skilled refinement
- unpolishedLacking finish or refinement
raw · unseasoned · novice · fledgling · newbie · freshman · beginner · untrained
gangly
Awkwardly tall and thin
uncoordinated · stiff · angular · spindly · beanpole · knobby-kneed · stretched · leggy · towering · rangy
fumble
Handle with clumsy fingers
blunder · clutz · klutz · oafish · flounder · slip · botch · mishandle · bungle · mishap
puberty
Sexual development stage
coming-of-age · hormones · insecurity · self-consciousness · prom
self-conscious
Uncomfortably aware of oneself
- embarrassmentSelf-conscious unease
- uncomfortableCausing unease or distress
- shynessTendency toward social timidity
timidity · unease · discomfiture · gauche · tactless · blush · cringe · flustered · tongue-tied · bashful
naiveté
Inexperienced simplicity
- callownessInexperience from youth
- greennessState of being verdant
- amateurishnessLack of skilled refinement
unpolished · raw · unseasoned · novice · fledgling · newbie · freshman · beginner · untrained · trial-and-error
- clumsinessclumsiness, clumsy, awkwardness, fumble, stumble
- uglinessugliness, unattractiveness, unsightliness, hideousness, homeliness
- clunkinessawkwardness, bulkiness, clumsiness, ungainliness, unwieldiness
gawkinessgrace
Effortless beauty of motion
agility · nimbleness · gracefulness · elegance · coordination
gawkinesspoise
Graceful, unshakable calm
elegance · composure · refinement · polish · self-assurance
gawkinessdelicacy
Refined sensitivity or rarity
gracefulness · sleekness · compactness · trimness · well-proportioned